Prof. Dr. Eckhard SteffenAhmet Mehic, wiss. Mit.

Promocija doktorskih studija, Mostar, 11-12.03.2010

Paderborn and its University

PACE

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Our People

Industry Partners

City of PaderbornNorth Rhine-Westphalia>1,200 years of history150.000 inhabitantsculture, sports & leisureindustry: global players in computer science, electrical and

mechanical engineering and automotivenearby airport

University of Paderbornfounded 197214,000 students10 % international studentstechnology transfer, cooperation with industry & universitiesfaculties

Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesFaculty of Business Administration, Economics and Business ComputingFaculty of ScienceFaculty of Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics

Economic area Paderborn…

• Companies like Siemens, Wincor Nixdorf,

Benteler, Hella and Stute are located in Paderborn

• The city's appeal is also shaped by family-owned SME‘s

and global players

• The Universtiy of Paderborn plays a major role in the

well-established Public Private Partnership (PPP)

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…..Consequently, the question if and to what extent PhD programs could, and should explicitly cope with the demand side of the labor market remained open and unsettled.

(Form Follows Function – Comparing Doctoral Training in Europe and North America; Int. Workshop organized by HRK and UNESCO-CEPES, Frankfurt/Main November 9-11, 2006)

NQF – zahtjevani nivo znanja doktoranta u SR NjemackojZnanje i razumjevanje Sposobnost i primjena znanja Formalni aspekti upisa

doktorskog studija

1.Sposobnosti za sirenje znanja:- Sistemsko razumjevanje discipline- Vladanje strucnim znanjem i metodama - Poznavanje strucne literature2. Sposobnosti za produbljenje znanja:-Uradjena disertacija i u njoj pruzen vlastiti doprinos istrazivanju/znanju - Disertacija mora izdrzati kritiku domacih i medjunarodnih experata

1. Instrumentalne kompetencije:- Koncipirati i izvrsiti stvarni

integralni istrazivacki pothvat2. Sistemske kompetencije:-Samostalno utvrdjivanje naucnih

pitanja- Izvrsenje kritickih analiza, razvoj i

sinteza novih kompleksnih ideja- Doprinositi drustvenom, naucnom i

kulturnom napretku naucnog drustva u akademskom ili neakademskom okruzenju

3. Komunikativne kompetencije:- Diskutirati sa kolegama iz struke

spoznaje u svojoj specijalnoj oblasti, prenijeti te spoznaje akademskoj publici i laicima

- Sposobnost vodjenja tima

Mogucnosti upisa: Diplom (Uni),Master, narocito kvalificirani Bachelor-studij ili narocito kvalificirani diplomski studij na FHM

- Dalje uvjete upisa utvrdjuju fakulteti

Founded 2001• Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schäfer

(Chair)• Prof. Dr. Eckhard Steffen (Director

of Graduate Studies)• Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Meyer auf

der Heide• Prof. Dr. Hans Kleine Büning• Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Dangelmaier• Prof. Dr. Michael Dellnitz• Prof. Dr. Gregor Engels• Prof. Dr. Jürgen Gausemeier• Prof. Dr. Uwe Kastens• Prof. Dr. Joachim Lückel• Prof. Dr. Burkhard Monien• Prof. Dr. Reinhold Noé• Prof. Dr. Franz Rammig• Prof. Dr. Ulrich Rückert• Prof. Dr. Leena Suhl• Prof. Dr. Andreas Thiede• Prof. Dr. Ansgar Trächtler• Prof. Dr. Jörg Wallaschek

In the meantime….

+ SCALUS

Research Areas Database and Information SystemsProgramming Languages and CompilersKnowledge-based SystemsAlgorithms and ComplexityAlgorithms, Architectures, Applications for Parallel and Distributed SystemsDesign of Parallel SystemsSoftware Engineering

Mechanical EngineeringComputer Integrated ManufacturingMechatronics LaboratoryMechatronics and DynamicsControl Engineering and Mechatronics

Electrical Engineering & ITOptical Communication and High-Frequency EngineeringSystem and Circuit TechnologyHigh-Frequency Electronics

Business Computing, esp. Computer Integrated ManufacturingDecision Support – Operations Research Lab

Unitary representations, symplectic and non-commutative geometry, non-commutative harmonic analysis, homological algebra, microlocal analysis, function spaces and C*-algebras

Fundamentals, manufacturing and applications of micro- and nanostructures in optoelectronics and photonics: periodic structures and optical micro resonators

We offer a program that is…Challenging

Interdisciplinary

Supportive

Affordable

International

Practical

We challenge students to complete their PhD in 3 years. We look for intrinsically motivated students who will excel in our academic culture based on research freedom.

At PACE, mathematicians talk to mechanical engingeers, and physisists collaborate with software engineers. Students also profit from an extensive academic network far beyond Paderborn.

We have excellent partnerships with companies such as Daimler and Wincor Nixdorf. Through projects with our industry partners, student research can provide solutions to real world business problems.

Our students come from all over the world. During our program they can take advantage of soft skill training, intercultural activities, company visits and German language classes.

Students receive financial aid in the form of a fellowship, and full reimbursement of travel costs. We even refund the cost of the admission interview.

We understand doctoral students need to focus on research. That is why we do not require our students to teach. We also help structure their 3 years to ensure success. And we take care time-consuming administration.

Candidates we accept are…

Top of their class

Self-motivated

Disciplined

Flexible

Independent

International

International Recruiting Strategy

Online application procedure

• Online procedure – Online FAQ, question form and standard

procedure allows for high volume– Helps track advertising effectivity (where did

applicant hear about PACE)

• Recruitment procedure as in job interview:– Personal interviews– Pre-selection of candidates by Board

Administrative Services

• Housing search• Visa and immigration help• German language course• Child care• Social security and health insurance• …

Quality Management

• Structured student feedback• Conflict management and mediation• Supervision assessment• Intermediate exam

Program Structure

Research

Lectures

Cultural program

Soft skill training

Intermediate Exam

Presentations

Conferences

Supervision1 2 3

Softskill Training

ITpreneurship: Kooperative Gründungsoffensive Hochschule –Wirtschaft im IT-Cluster Paderborn

•ITpreneurship supports start-ups in the IT sector in cooperation with the regional IT industry

•ITpreneuship links companies, potential founders of a new business and Paderborn University and creates synergies to strengthen the regional IT-cluster

Aims:

• Conjoint finding of new business ideas and creation of a „pool of ideas“

• Development of actions to bring together companies and potential founders of a new business

• Advancement of the ideas to the formation of a cooperative company

The PACE (+) Program

Basic Soft Skill Training: communication, project management, etc.

Scientific CareerSkills Training

EntrepeneurshipSkills Training

ManagementSkills Training

Successful completion of a PACE (+) track leads to an extra certificate along with the PhD.

Facts & Figures

• more than 15 applications per place to study• more than 80 PhD students with degrees from

over 20 countries• 20% female PhD students• > 450 publications• > 90 alumni• duration: < 40 months (average)

Further Activities

• Joint transferable skill program with other NRW-Graduate Schools (Münster, Essen)

• Representing Paderborn University in the Council of Doctoral Education of the European University Association (EUA)

Further Activities

• Participating in the DOC CAREERS Project I and II of the EUA

DOC-CAREERS II will look uniquely at how universities work with their regional partners in doctoral education across Europe.

Input for the Tempus-Project ProTec-WBC

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Dynamic Intelligent Systems

Construction of embedded or mechatronic systems(examples: simple electronic teller machines or complex life critical systems like a modern aircraft or railway system)

PhD-projects could be in areas like:• Reconfigurable Hardware and Software Components • Resource and Communication Management in Dynamic Networks • Organization of large Dynamic Networks • Interdisciplinary Design Processes • Performance-oriented Modelling and Specification Techniques • Intelligent Systems in Production and Logistics • Intelligent Mechatronic Systems

Each vehicle as a participant in a global network

Selected Example: Collective Illumination of Roads

Local autonomous observation of the traffic situation of each traffic member

Selected Example: Software Engineering – Self-optimizing Systems in Mechanical Engineering

Vision:• Products deriving from Mechanical Engineering with inherent partial

intelligence • Autonomous and flexible reaction on changing conditions concerning

environment and operation• Impulse on innovative products of the automotive industry and railway

technology

Curriculum

1. Semester hours/week

Introduction (Einführungskurs)

Dynamic Intelligent Systems 1 2 h / 1 E

Lectures 4 h

Reading Class 2 h

Total 8 h + 1 h

Curriculum

2. Semester hours/week

Dynamic Intelligent Systems 2 2 h / 1 E

Doktorandenkolloquium 2 h

Reading Class 2 h

Soft Skills 4 h

Total 8 h + 1 h

Curriculum

3. Semester hours/week

Dynamic Intelligent Systems 3 2 h / 1 E

Reading Class 2 h

Lecture 2 h

Soft Skills 2 h

Total 8 h + 1 h

Curriculum

4. Semester hours/week

Dynamic Intelligent Systems 4 2 h / 1 E

Reading Class 2 h

Soft Skills 2 h

Total 6 h + 1 h

Curriculum

5. Semester hours/week

Doktorandenkolloquium 2 h

6. Semester

Thesis

Curriculum - Remarksi) Dynamic Intelligent Systems 1 – 4:

• Dynamic Intelligent Systems will be considered from 4 points of view, i.e. from business computing, computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. • Main idea: Different approaches to “Dynamic Intelligent

Systems”.• creates an IGS-identity• Mandatory “Dynamic Intelligent Systems” lectures for all

IGS students of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th semester.

Curriculum - Remarks

ii) Doktorandenkolloqium:

Lecturer: IGS students 2nd and 5th semester

Compulsory attendance: all IGS Students

Paderborn and its University

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Students

Natalia AkchurinaKnowledge based systems

Emad Monier IbrahimSystem and Circuit Technology

Joel GreenyerSoftware Engineering

Students

Semir OsmicControl Engineering and

Mechatronics

Mariana Reyes PerezComputer Integrated

Manufacturing

Dalimir OrfanusDesign of Distributed Embedded Systems

~ 40 % of our students are from abroad

Asmir Vodencarevic Cass April 2010

What our students say

“The opportunity for cooperation with industry was the main reason for me to do my PhD in Paderborn. When you’re working for a company, solving a concrete business problem for them, you are not just trying out an idea. Your research has to be viable. It has to lead to the solution of an actual business issue. This is what really made my research interesting.”

-- Jens Peter Kempkes

Alumni

Dr.-Ing. Dieter ZetscheCEO Daimler AG

Dr. Maria BalazovaEuropean Commission

Prof. Dr. Tien Pham VanTechnical University of Hanoi

Alumni – industry fellowships

Catherine CleophasLufthansa AG

Simon AltemeierDaimler AG

Salvatore ParisiUnity AG

Our alumni are employed by:BMW, München CLAAS KGaA mbH, HarsewinkelCore Optics GmbH, NurembergCTcon GmbH, Düsseldorf,dSpace GmbH, Paderborn,Electronic Arts Inc., Vancouver, CanadaEuropean Union, Brussels, BelgiumGerling Gruppe,Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., LippstadtHSBC Trinkaus & Burkhard, DüsseldorfLufthansa Systems Group GmbH, BerlinMcKinsey&Company, DüsseldorfNational Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, TaiwanOrga Systems, PaderbornOsram Optosemiconductors, RegensburgPhoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG, BlombergSAP, Walldorfsd&m Ag, OffenbachSiemens Research, Princeton, USATechnical University of HanoiToyota Motor Europe N.V/S.A, Brussels, BelgiumUniversity of Bordeaux 1University of Duisburg-EssenUniversity of MagdeburgUniversity of PaderbornUniversity of Wroclaw, PolandZS Associates IntL, Frankfurt

International Advisory Board

Dr. Michael Brinkmeier, MP North Rhine-Westphalia, Gütersloh, GermanyProf. Dr. Peter Gritzmann, Technische Universität München, Munich, GermanyProf. Dr. Leon J. Osterweil, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USADr. Mathias Pätzold, Secretary General, Wissenschaftliche Kommission des Landes Niedersachsen, Hanover, GermanyProf. Dr. Erik Meineche Schmidt, University of Aarhus, DenmarkProf. Dr. Nikolaus Risch, President of the University of Paderborn (non voting member)Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Schäfer, Chair of PACE (non voting member)Prof. Dr. Erik Woldt, Miele & Cie KG, Gütersloh, Germany

Paderborn and its University

PACE

Our Programs

Our People

Industry Partners

Partners• Daimler AG • Dr. Arnold Hueck Stiftung• dSpace GmbH• Fraunhofer Gesellschaft• Freudenberg & Co. KG • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)• German Federal State North Rhine-Westphalia• German Research Foundation (DFG)• Hella KG aA Hueck & Co.• Lufthansa AG• Siemens AG• Unity AG• Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH

Partners

www.uni-paderborn.de/pace